It gets dark early in the winter, and the lights are turned on at around six o'clock.
The lights are on in the district mansion.
The masters, wives, young masters and ladies have finished their dinner, some are reading, some are playing cards, and some are sleeping.
The big house that has been noisy all day gradually calms down.
Xia Xiaoqing works the night shift.
Her main responsibility is to stay on duty in the inner house, protect her family, and guard against flower-picking thieves.
Most of her time during the day is free, which is one of the reasons why she agreed to come to the district mansion. , As for another reason, she never mentioned it to anyone, that is, she desperately wanted to catch this flower picker.
Xia Xiaoqing has been following this flower-picking thief for a long time, from Peking to Tianjin, from Tianjin to Jinan, all the way south to Jiangdong.
Every time this thief commits a crime, he leaves a mark, a swallow folded on white paper.
This swallow is the symbol of the Yan family in Cangzhou.
Xia Xiaoqing's mother is the daughter of the head of the Yan family in Cangzhou.
She has a deep hatred for the Yan family.
This pursuit is not only to eliminate harm for the people, but also to avenge her.
According to past experience, the snitch likes to choose this kind of Chinese-style deep house compound to start.
If the owner is a high-power official and there is a young lady of the right age in the family, it is simply the best choice for the snitch.
Therefore, she is very suitable for this nursing home.
No.
It was late at night, and the district mansion was silent.
Xia Xiaoqing wore a black night suit, a concealed weapon pouch filled with various weapons, and two Emei thorns stuck in her waist, and started patrolling at night.
She has excellent dexterity skills.
A pair of thin-soled fast boots leaves no trace on the snow, and she walks quietly.
The district mansion has two and three entrances to the back garden.
It occupies a very large area.
The ladies all live in a small courtyard, and they can just close the door at night.
In a small independent world, Xia Xiaoqing has her own way of catching thieves.
She doesn't alert anyone, and can climb over a wall as high as one person in one leap, moving as nimbly as a cat.
She first went to the master's study.
It was said that Mr.
Ou was a diligent official who often worked all night.
Xia Xiaoqing knew that the thief liked to steal the antique calligraphy and paintings of the male owner, so she quietly came to check it out.
The study was in a secluded area in the backyard, and there was a guard standing guard at the door.
Xia Xiaoqing was afraid of causing unnecessary misunderstandings, so she climbed over the wall.
The guard was not aware of it, and she couldn't help but worry about what she would do if the thief really came.
The lights in Mr.
District's study room were on, and whispers could be heard.
Xia Xiaoqing stood in the bushes and looked, only to see a guest in a long gown coming out of the house.
He cupped his hands and said, "District Director, please take care of the murder." " "I will greet the court and deal with it as appropriate."
The district director, wearing a fox fur vest and looking cool, said, "I won't send you far."
After seeing off the guests, the district director returned to the room and played with the copper incense burner on the table, which was obviously a gift from the guest just now.
Xia Xiaoqing stopped reading, spat and left the study, heading to the eldest lady's place.
The eldest lady had not gone to bed yet and was kneeling in front of the Buddha statue to chant sutras.
Xia Xiaoqing saw it from a distance and secretly thought that the eldest lady was a good person with a kind face.
Little did she know that the eldest lady suddenly pulled out several dolls with notes stuck on them.
Silver needle, he muttered and inserted a few more needles on it.
Needless to say, these dolls must have the names and birthdays of several other concubines or young masters written on them.
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The eldest wife is really vicious.
Xia Xiaoqing left silently.
Not far away was the second wife's residence.
The strange thing was that Aunt Mei was not in her room.
Although she was very puzzled, this was someone else's family matter after all.
Xia Xiaoqing didn't care and went directly to the third aunt's house.
Unexpectedly, the second aunt was actually with the third aunt.
During the day, the two people seemed to be inseparable.
At night, they were as close as sisters.
They whispered together and laughed from time to time, although they did not hear them.
What he said was private, but it can be guessed that it was definitely about the eldest wife and the fourth wife.
Continuing to patrol, in front is the fourth concubine's bedroom.
A figure looms inside the moon door.
Who else could it be at this late hour?
Could it be that a thief has arrived?
As soon as the eldest young master entered the door, he hugged the fourth aunt and the two kept kissing passionately.
"Jin Mou, please take me away, I don't want to stay here for a moment."
The fourth aunt said with tears streaming down her face.
The eldest young master remained silent, shivering as he took out a cigarette and smoked it.
Wanru said: "Jin Ou, why don't you speak?
Don't you love me anymore?
Have you forgotten our oath of love?
Even if you don't think about me, you still have to think about our children."
The eldest young master suddenly raised his head: "Wanru, don't force me, I am still the same person who loves you deeply, and I have not forgotten our oath of love.
All of this is engraved in my heart."
The fourth concubine looked at her lover with tears streaming down her face, and said with a smile through her tears: "Jin Mou, I knew you loved me."
The eldest young master held up the fourth aunt's little face with pity and said: "Wanru, believe me, after this year, I will take you there.
Let's go to Hankou and Shanghai.
We will go far away and no one can find us." we."
Wanru nodded vigorously, and the two held their heads and cried.
Xia Xiaoqing was dumbfounded and quietly retreated, not wanting to step on a dead branch, which made a click.
"Who?"
said the fourth aunt too alertly.
Jin Ou glanced at him and saw a blurry figure, and said in a trembling voice: "Oh no, I was discovered by the new female nursing home."
The fourth aunt was too panicked: "What should I do?
Or we can elope now."
Jin Ou said: "No, I haven't got the old man's deposit account number yet.
Don't worry, let me think of a countermeasure."
When Xia Xiaoqing exited the fourth concubine's courtyard, she happened to be spotted by the housekeeper.
There was a trace of confusion on his cold face.
He watched her disappear into the distance before quietly entering the second concubine's room.
Aunt Mei said affectionately: "You damn ghost, why did you come here?
People are already waiting impatiently."
The housekeeper closed the curtains and whispered: "Where were you just now?"
Aunt Mei said: "I'm at the mistress's place, what's wrong?"
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"Did you notice anything wrong?"
"No."
"I just saw the new nurse running around and climbing over walls and ridges," the housekeeper said.
Aunt Mei covered her mouth and said, "She doesn't want to steal anything."
The housekeeper said: "Stupid woman, it's better to steal things.
I'm afraid she was hired by the eldest lady to monitor the house.
With such a ghostly person here, it will be difficult for us to have a private meeting in the future."
Aunt Mei said sadly: "What should we do?"
The housekeeper said ferociously: "There are many ways."
Xia Xiaoqing has been traveling all over the country for many years, and the people she has met are all generous people in the world.
She has never seen such a dirty thing.
She is angry and funny, secretly saying that it is not my business and just let them do whatever they want.
The main person who needed protection was Miss District who lived above the embroidered building.
Xia Xiaoqing came downstairs and looked up.
She had turned off the lights and had a rest.
It was quiet.
She thought that this young lady was finally pure and pure.
The night was uneventful.
In the morning, Xia Xiaoqing was about to leave when the housekeeper came with a smile, "Nvxia Xia, my wife has taken care of me and prepared a bedroom for you.
You can rest during the night watch."
He handed over the key.
Xia Xiaoqing collected the keys and fisted: "Thank you."
Watching Xia Xiaoqing leave, the housekeeper smiled sinisterly; At noon, Xia Xiaoqing and her son had dinner together in the hotel.
They had four dishes, one soup, and enough rice.
The shopkeeper said that Mrs.
Chen had taken care of it and the money for the meal was included in the hotel money.
Seeing her son wolfing down the food happily, Xia Xiaoqing felt happy ripples in her heart. , asked: "Xiao Bei, how many words have you learned?"
Xiaobei blinked: "I haven't learned the calligraphy yet, I just memorized it."
Xia Xiaoqing said: "Recite a paragraph to mother."
Xiao Bei said: "Zhao Qian Sun Li."
Xia Xiaoqing waited for the next step with a smile, but she didn't know that her son picked up the bowl to eat rice again.
“That’s it” "Yeah."
Xiaobei used his chopsticks quickly and took a few more bites of rice before his mother took action.
Xia Xiaoqing beat her son severely, but for the thick-skinned Xiaobei, it was a piece of cake.
In the evening, at the Chen Mansion on Fenglin Road, the third wife of the district director's house came to visit with her son and a lot of gifts.
Yao Yilei relied on her noble status and was not willing to deal with such concubines, but she could not hit the smiling person.
Well, I couldn't be embarrassed when someone came to visit me so humbly, so I set up a card game as usual and invited several ladies to play mahjong together.
Aunt Yun was very unlucky today and kept firing off firecrackers.
Yao Yilei won a lot of money and was in a better mood.
Aunt Yun was placing the cards and chattering: "Why doesn't Mr.
Chen of your family come back during the Chinese New Year?"
Yao Yilei said: "It's noisy again in Guangdong, I'm afraid there's going to be a war.
The Military Department is very busy with meetings all day long.
Plus the weather is bad, we won't be able to get home until the year before.
It's better if he doesn't come.
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We'll be happy and free."
Aunt Yun chuckled and said, "Madam, you don't want to panic."
Yao Yilei smiled faintly and touched a five-note card: ", all in one color."
Everyone complained for a while, and Yan'er ran downstairs: "Mommy, I want a kitten."
Yao Yilei said: "If you want it, let someone hold one for you."
When Aunt Yun saw Yan'er, she smiled brightly.
She took off a Hetian white jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it over: "My dear, aunt came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts.
Take this."
Yao Yilei grew up wealthy and saw many rare treasures.
She knew the bracelet was valuable as soon as she saw it, but it was not priceless, so she accepted it after rejecting it.
Aunt Yun struck while the iron was hot: "My girl is so handsome.
Have you arranged a baby kiss?
Let's see how our Jinbao is doing.
We are still classmates, childhood sweethearts."
Ou Jinbao came to visit with his mother, wearing a tweed suit and shiny middle-parted hair.
He had been sitting next to him obediently.
Yao Yilei looked at him with a stupid look on his face, and she didn't like it in her heart.
But she half-jokingly mentioned that she It was not easy to refuse bluntly, so he said: "Yan'er is still young, let's talk about it later."
Aunt Yun was very discerning.
Seeing that Yao Yilei was not interested in talking about this, she changed the subject and said, "I heard that the snitch committed another crime.
He stole a lot of gold and silver jewelry from Zhang Mansion in the east of the city.
The police chased him for most of the night, but let him give it to him. ran away."
Ladies love gossip the most.
You and I started talking about each other, and the atmosphere became lively again.
After the card game ended, Jian Bing arrived late.
Yao Yilei asked her what she was doing.
Jian Bing said that I went to see Xia Xiaoqing and her son.
Yao Yilei was stunned: "Wait, what's her name?"
"Xia Xiaoqing."
"What a familiar name.
In the eighth year of the Republic of China, I was kidnapped in Xiangshan.
I was later rescued.
It seems that the person who rescued me along with Zikun was named Xia Xiaoqing."
Jian Bingqi said: "It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
Yao Yilei said: "It was dark at the time, and I was panicking.
I couldn't remember what she looked like.
I just remembered that she was very tall, and her name was Xia Xiaoqing.
It is said that her father was Jian Bing, who traveled around the world as an entertainer.
Does that child look like Chen Zikun?"
Seeing Yao Yilei suddenly asking this question, the smart Jian Bing immediately understood, thought about it carefully and said, "It doesn't look like it."
Yao Yilei then breathed a sigh of relief: "It scared me to death, and I don't think it should be the case."
Jian Bing said: "Sister, what do you mean?"
Yao Yilei said: "It seems that it is indeed the same person.
She is kind to me after all.
She saved Yan'er again.
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We owe her.
When Zikun comes back, let me know.
Anyone who can help will help.
In the army Find a suitable man to marry her, it’s so pitiful for an orphan and a widowed mother
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